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    Improving access to the UCM library

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    Trabajo de Fin de Grado en Ingeniería Informática, Facultad de Informática UCM, Departamento de Ingeniería del Software e Inteligencia Artificial, Curso 2019/2020.Este proyecto se trata de la continuación y mejora del trabajo realizado por otros estudiantes el año anterior. Con él, se pretende mejorar la funcionalidad del asistente de voz para la Biblioteca de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid llamado Janet, con la finalidad de que pueda ser utilizado por los estudiantes en un entorno real. La funcionalidad principal de esta aplicación es la búsqueda de libros dentro del catálogo de la UCM, aunque además de esto dispone de otras funcionalidades, como la consulta de horarios, direcciones y números de teléfono de las diferentes bibliotecas. En este proyecto, se mejorará la capacidad de entender el diálogo por parte de Janet para poder dar la respuesta adecuada a cada situación, se estudiarán más plataformas desde las cuales poder acceder al servicio y se mejorarán tanto la accesibilidad como las funcionalidades del mismo. Se pueden encontrar todos los recursos, así como ejecutables, archivos y código del proyecto en: https://github.com/NILGroup/TFG-1920-BibliotecaThis project is a continuation and improvement of the work done by other students last year. Its scope is to improve the voice assistant for the library of Universidad Complutense de Madrid called Janet, aiming for it to be used in real environments. Its main functionality is the ability to search books inside the catalogue of the UCM, however, it also has other functionalities such as consult the schedules, locations, and phone numbers of the different libraries. In this project, Janet’s understanding of dialogue will be improved in order to give a proper answer, more platforms to support the service will be considered, and both accessibility and functionality will be enhanced. All project’s resources, executable files, code, and scripts, can be accessed from: https://github.com/NILGroup/TFG-1920-BibliotecaDepto. de Ingeniería de Software e Inteligencia Artificial (ISIA)Fac. de InformáticaTRUEunpu

    No. 8 - The Cuban Embargo: Policy Outlook after 50 Years

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    Organized and sponsored by the Dean Rusk Center for International Law and Policy, The Cuban Embargo: Policy Outlook after 50 Years was a daylong conference exploring issues related to the impact of trade sanctions imposed by the United States on Cuba, pathways to lifting the embargo and potential U.S.-Cuba trade opportunities. Ambassador José R, Cabañas, the chief of mission at the Cuban Interests Section in Washinton, D.C., served as the keynote speaker for the event. The transcript of the conference proceedings has been edited for publication with the consent of the speakers

    A novel MEK-ERK-AMPK signalling axis controls chemokine receptor CCR7-dependent survival in human mature dendritic cells

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    14 p.-9 fig.Chemokine receptor CCR7 directs mature dendritic cells (mDCs) to secondary lymph nodes (LNs) where these cells regulate the activation of T cells. CCR7 also promotes survival in mDCs, which is believed to take place largely through Akt-dependent signalling mechanisms. We have analysed the involvement of the AMP-dependent kinase (AMPK) in the control of CCR7-dependent survival. A pro-apoptotic role for AMPK is suggested by the finding that pharmacological activators induce apoptosis, whereas knocking-down of AMPK with siRNA extends mDCs survival. Pharmacological activation of AMPK also induces apoptosis of mDCs in the LNs. Stimulation of CCR7 leads to inhibition of AMPK, through phosphorylation of Ser485, which was mediated by Gi/Gbut not by Akt or S6K, two kinases that control the phosphorylation of AMPK on Ser485 in other settings. Using selective pharmacological inhibitors, we show that CCR7-induced phosphorylation of AMPK on Ser485 is mediated by MEK and ERK. Coimmunoprecipitation analysis and Proximity Ligation Assays (PLA) indicate that AMPK associates with ERK, but not with MEK. The results suggest that in addition to Akt-dependent signalling mechanisms, CCR7 can also promote survival of mDCs through a novel MEK1/2-ERK1/2-AMPK signalling axis. The data also suggest that AMPK may be a potential target to modulate mDC lifespan and the immune response.*This work was supported by grants awarded by Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (SAF2005- 00801), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (SAF2008-01468), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (SAF2011-23890), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (SAF2011-23890), RIER (RETICS Program/ Instituto de Salud Carlos III) (RD08/0075) and Consejería de Educación y Empleo from Comunidad de Madrid (Raphyme, S2010/BMD-2350). PLC was supported by a FPI scholarship (Ministerio de Economía y competitividad), CGM was supported by a contract associated to grant Raphyme S2010/BMD-2350 (Consejería de Educación y Empleo. Comunidad de Madrid). LGC and JFB were supported by scholarship FPU and I3P intro, respectively (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia). JTB and CED were recipients of JAEdoc and I3P contracts (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Fondo Social Europeo). CDM was partially supported fellowship FPI, conferred by the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (Spain) and by a contract associated to grant RD08/0075 (RIER).Peer reviewe

    Is diet partly responsible for differences in COVID-19 death rates between and within countries?

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